красная is a Russian word which means “Red” today, but in 1662 would’ve meant “Beautiful”, and is the origin of modern Russian word for beautiful, “красивая”.
красная is a Russian word which means “Red” today, but in 1662 would’ve meant “Beautiful”, and is the origin of modern Russian word for beautiful, “красивая”.
It makes me think of the phrase “bully pulpit”. It’s not an old phrase though. It was coined by Teddy Roosevelt. Americans think bully is used the ordinary way as in schoolyard bully. But Roosevelt meant a meaning that died out: brilliant.
Did the term change because of him, because he was such a bully (imperialist)?